Brief Life History of Ophelia
When Ophelia Prewitt was born in 1866, in Linn, Missouri, United States, her father, Joseph A Prewitt, was 31 and her mother, Julia Ann Clemens, was 18. She lived in Missouri, United States in 1870 and Benton Township, Linn, Missouri, United States in 1880. She died on 23 January 1893, in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States, at the age of 27.
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- Ophelia Prewit in household of Joseph Prewit, "United States Census, 1870"
- Ophelia Prewitt in household of Joseph Prewitt, "United States Census, 1880"
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1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
1867 · Denver Becomes a temporary capital
In 1867, Denver City becomes the Capital of the Territory of Colorado.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English (Warwickshire): diminutive of Prew , Prue or Prow .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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